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APWH Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agrarian | A person who advocates a redistribution of landed property. |
| Archeology | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures. |
| City-State | a state consisting of a sovereign city. |
| Civilization | The most advanced stage of human social development and organization. |
| Communal | Shared by all members of a community; for common use. |
| Edifice | A building, esp. a large, imposing one |
| Egalitarian | Of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. |
| Era | A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. |
| Filial | Of or due from a son or daughter; Denoting the generation or generations after the parental generation. |
| Incarnation | A person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality |
| Indigenous | Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native |
| Metallurgy | The branch of science that deals with the properties of metals. |
| Monarachy | A form of government with a monarch at the head |
| Nomadic | mobile: migratory |
| Oracle | 1.A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity. |
| Pagan | A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. |
| Pastoral | Used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. |
| Patriarch | The male head of a family or tribe. |
| Sedentary | Characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. |
| Stratification | the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata. |
| Subsistence | The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. |
| Venerate | Regard with great respect; revere. |